Hearing Documents

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 6-4 on Thursday, December 1, 2011.

FLOOR ACTION ON H.RES. 479:
Adopted by record vote of 235-180, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 236-184, on Tuesday, December 6, 2011.

MANAGERS: Nugent/Slaughter

1. Structured rule.

2.Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Rules now printed in the bill, as modified by the amendment in part A of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted. Provides that the bill, as amended, shall be considered as original text for the purpose of further amendment and shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

6. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report.

8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

9. Provides that during any recess or adjournment of not more than three days, if in the opinion of the Speaker the public interest so warrants, then the Speaker or his designee, after consultation with the Minority Leader, may reconvene the House at a time other than that previously appointed, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, and notify Members accordingly.

10. Provides that clause 3 of rule XXIX shall apply to the availability requirements for a conference report and the accompanying joint statement under clause 8(a)(1) of rule XXII.

Withdrawn Revised Would exempt any rule that carries only minimal cost yet yield economic benefits in excess of $100,000,000. Would narrow the definition of a “major rule” to a rule that has costs in excess of $100,000,000, instead of an “economic impact.”

Would amend section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 in order assure that any costs associated with approving or disapproving rules authorized by budget-related legislation are properly accounted for under the Congressional Budget Process.

Would require the agency submitting the report on a proposed Federal rule to include an assessment, as part of the cost-benefit analysis submitted to the Comptroller General and each House of Congress, of anticipated jobs gained or lost as a result of implementation, and to specify whether those jobs will come from the public or private sector.

Made In Order

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 164

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to H.R. 10 to report an open rule. Defeated: 4–6.

Majority MemberVote

Mr. SessionsNay

Ms. FoxxNay

Mr. BishopNo Vote

Mr. WoodallNay

Mr. NugentNay

Mr. ScottNo Vote

Mr. WebsterNay

Mr. Dreier, ChairmanNay

Minority MemberVote

Ms. SlaughterYea

Mr. McGovernYea

Mr. HastingsYea

Mr. PolisYea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 165

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to amend the rule to H.R. 10 strike amendment #6, offered by Rep. Ryan, in part A of this report and make conforming changes. Defeated: 4–6.

Majority MemberVote

Mr. SessionsNay

Ms. FoxxNay

Mr. BishopNo Vote

Mr. WoodallNay

Mr. NugentNay

Mr. ScottNo Vote

Mr. WebsterNay

Mr. Dreier, ChairmanNay

Minority MemberVote

Ms. SlaughterYea

Mr. McGovernYea

Mr. HastingsYea

Mr. PolisYea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 166

Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 10 to add two sections to the rule. The first section would require the Clerk of the House to notify Members of the date and time at which a measure was made publicly available. The second section would require the Clerk to establish a procedure to notify Members whenever a measure is made publicly available. Defeated: 4–6.